As you know I am currently just over 10 weeks pregnant (10 weeks 3days to be exact), and that means my body is constantly changing. It’s odd because little Pooh Bear is so minuscule inside my belly, but the mid section is certainly making some changes. My tummy has always been my problem area. I would say I have skinny legs, and pretty skinny arms, but I’ve always had a little pooch. I like to say I’m all woman, because there isn’t an ounce of muscle on this body..lol only fluff! And that fluff right now is getting worse by the day! I don’t have a cute belly bump, but what I do have is a gut that SCREAMS “that girl drank way too much beer last night!”. The ironic thing is that beer certainly isn’t part of my diet these days, but the people of the world don’t know that. It’s tough being at that in between stage.
Yesterday I stopped at a store to check out some nice summery dresses. My plan of attack has been that I will be able to get away with wearing the summery dresses I currently own once the weather begins to get warmer. I am still on board for this plan, but what I just realized is that I haven’t bought any NEW dresses for the past two years! I did a ton of shopping for my honeymoon, and that’s what I currently have. But when the next summer came around I thought I would be preggers and didn’t shop. That means all pictures of my 2008 and 2009 summers I am in the same wardrobe! How embarrassing! So needless to say I thought I wanted to get at least SOMETHING new for this summer.
Well the shopping trip was kind of a bust. I just felt so fat in everything I put on. I realized that I just may have to start investing in a few maternity items. First thing on the list?? Maternity leggings. I think that will be a good staple. It’s funny because in my talks with other women who are, or have been preggers, I have found some that have bought maternity clothes starting around the 10 week mark, and then there are those horrid women who say they wore all their same clothes up to the third trimester. To be honest I have no idea how that works? I don’t have a baby belly yet and I’m already jealous! I doubt I will be one of those women because comfort is key in my book, so whatever is comfortable it will be.
Maybe I am just excited to get into maternity clothes. I’m so excited for this pregnancy, and I can’t wait for that baby bump to pop. At least then they can say “awww she’s pregnant”, not “wow look at that girls beer gut”. I also don’t really have friends who can loan me pregnancy clothes. Either we are different sizes, or they are pregnant now too, but I’m always up for taking loaners…so let me know! (I have no shame!)
I can imagine that this in-between stage is frustrating! I never know whether to ask if someone is pregger or not… it’s awkward for both parties!
Yes that is tricky! Normally I stick to not asking..lol I feel like pregnant women touch their bellys alot. that’s a tell tale sign! lol
Aw congrats! I’m 27 weeks and 6 days with my second and I’m still kind of in the in-between stage. Some times you can tell I’m pregnant, other times I look like I ate too many hot wings. I would kill to have that super big, cute, obvious baby belly.
wow still in between at 27 weeks? I was hoping for a cute bump by 13 weeks! hahaha I guess only time will tell!
I didn’t get anything maternity until almost 22 weeks. I’m living in summer dress and flowy tops (oh so pretty). I do love my maternity jeans though. I’m not one to compromise my style for anything…that includes pregnancy! I might be a beached whale this summer, but I’ll be a cute beached whale.
wow you held out for a while! good for you! I plan on rocking the summer dresses too. I haven’t bought anything maternity yet, but some things may be calling my name! I heard actually maternity clothes (the tighter fitting things) are acutally more flattering cause they are cut to fit pregnnat women better…who knows I guess i have to try things on!
My tummy has always been my trouble area too.. Skinny everywhere else except for the pooch aka beer belly. With my wedding coming up now I have the problem chest/arm area when I feel my fat overlaps my tube tops. Even though I’m not preggers, I totally feel you on the fat thing! At least you have an excuse ;p
Yup that’s me too! Even with the tube tops! Enjoy every second of the wedding planning process! it all goes by way too fast!
Hey! I missed your sits day cause I was away, but I just want to say congrats on being the queen for the day and on your pregnancy so exciting! I was so glad I discovered this blog because I’m writing a newlywed blog myself and its so fun to see other peoples stories :-).
Thanks for visiting! I will check out your blog too! I love newlywed blogs myself!
Awww! I’ve been in maternity clothes since about 6-7 weeks (that’s what I get for wearing fitted stuff all the time and being too small for the next size up). I dont think it’s about being excited to be in mat clothes, I just think it was for the comfort, since I couldn’t find anything in regular stuff that would work. I find that Target, Old Navy, and Gap have the best stuff for the most normal price, followed by some stuff from Destination Maternity.
My in between stage ended around 11 weeks where I popped, and then popped again around 13 weeks. Now at 15 weeks strangers and folks who didn’t know beforehand are commenting.
I agree! Being comfortable is so important. I hate having stuff press into my belly. I will have to give those stores a try! B/c I don’t want to spend much.
OH i hope I pop by 13 weeks!
You’re going to get loads of advice so I figured I’d throw my 2 cents in :).
For my in between stage I went to stores for ‘women’, Talbots Woman, Lane Bryant, etc. Sometimes you can find things that are fun AND fashionable and they’ll actually fit.
Good Luck.
Thanks for the advice! I’ll take anything I can get ?
Hi there….I’m a newish reader to your blog, am 10 weeks pregnant, and also stuck in the in-between stage. Yesterday, my hormones got the best of me and I found myself crying at my desk because I had such a hard time finding something to wear that morning ? In the mornings, my pants typically fit, but by afternoon, I’m uncomfortable. I felt silly wearing the Beband from Target because its still pretty early, but comfort is key! I also went yesterday afternoon and bought 2 cute flowy dresses from Target. One is Merona and the other is maternity…..I asked my husband which one was which and he guessed the opposite. So mission accomplished! I’m mixing maternity and non-maternity and I hope it gets me through the hot Jersey Summer! Good luck on your dress hunt and have a good weekend.
Allie
Hello fellow 10 weeker! Ya i have been feeling pretty gross in my clothes too:( I totally get bigger by the afternoon too…it’s so bad by night time because I am seriously bloated then. I wore the Be band..I liked it a lot. it’s worth it to not have to close my pants! hahahaha I have to go look at Target I haven’t been there yet.
Well unlike yourself I pop very early so there’s really no missing the fact that I’m preggers, even when I don’t want strangers coming up to ask me when I’m due!
My last pregnancy I lived in maternity jeans and an array of tunic tops, some of which I still wear now! Also wrap dresses are your friends, girlfriend ?
I think it’s cute to pop early! I love it! I think I’ll start buying a few staple pieces.
With my first pregnancy, I started wearing maternity clothes at 10 weeks because things were a little tight, and I had to sit in an office chair all day. By the end, though, I was SO TIRED of my maternity clothes I swore the next time I would get a Bella Band and stretch out wearing normal clothes as long as possible.
I’m about 9 weeks pregnant now, and I’m already finding myself gravitating toward maternity clothes! They’re just so comfy. It’s not that my normal stuff doesn’t fit…I just like having the excuse. LOL.
Loose, empire-waist dresses are great for summer. If you are a jeans girl, I would go for a more expensive pair, like the Motherhood Secret Fit. I hate EVERY pair of maternity jeans I own. None of them stay up. I have another pair of pants with the Secret Fit panel though and they are wonderful.
You said it right…comfy. Today a friend gave me a few pieces and I put them on and they are just comfortable! I love the loose summer dresses too… I think those will be my friend this summer! I will have to look into the maternity jeans that you mentioned. I think it will be worth it to invest in a good pair.
Who says you need a new wardrobe every year? That seems kind of far fetched to me!
Maybe I said it wrong…I don’t need a new wardrobe, but it stinks to look through my photo album and I am wearing the same clothes on my vacations. lol
I’m not pregnant nor have I ever been, but I’ll be darned if I don’t slow down a bit and turn my head every time I pass by a maternity store. Cutest clothes!!!
I agree…I like how the clothes look on the maniquins, but I have a put a few maternity pieces on and it doesn’t really look as cute..lol
Congratulations on your pregnancy!
I remember the “inbetween stage” from my first pregnancy. Too fat for my regular jeans, but too little for the maternity clothes I longed to wear.
Of course, by the time I got to my third child I was desperately trying to stay in my regular clothes as long as humanly possible, which invariably was only about two weeks after I found out I was preggars (You show much faster with subsequent pregnancies).
Believe me these days of “not quite showing” won’t last long. Relish every stage. It truly is a precious time.
Blessings.
I am sure you are right, and I will look back on this time and want this body back…lol The grass is always greener right?
Congrats on the pregnancy. At that stage I wore mostly whatever I found to be comfortable. I found the loose flowing dresses to be the most comfortable and cool during the hot summer days.
Congrats. I hated the inbetween times. Not quite in maternity, but can’t button that button. Just wait til after. lol. I think I wore skirts and bibs. Not sure that’s all that in style anymore. Good luck.
Ugh the in between stage was the worst! I would say around 16 weeks it got better. People started to realize I was pregnant and we were open about telling everyone. Maternity leggings are a must! I wore them during and I wore them after lol- Target $6 regular ones. Also, Target was great for summer dresses cheap- not necessarily the maternity ones. I wore the regular ones all the way through last summer 7,8,9 months! Destination Maternity and Old Navy had some good finds too. I would loan you my clothes, but unfortunately we are in the opposite season! Summer I was HUGE and winter/ long sleeve stuff is when I was just starting out. Also, the Bella Band was great (a little loose in the beginning but then it just seems to fit). Soon you will be ROCKING that awesome, cute, little baby bump!!!!
I got 2 pairs of maternity leggings and love them. I don’t think I’ll go back to the regular kind EVER! hahah ya I have a ton of summer dresses since that’s what I’ve always lived in…so that should get me by for the summer. But I haven’t shopped in like 2 years so I am ready for some new things! ? I’m ready for the baby bump!
First of all….. don’t stress out about your body (even though we all do)…. once you are “showing” maternity clothes look ADORABLE!!!!! I was working with Madison, so I had to buy maternity, but wioth Emma I was not working and I was all about leggings and dresses (not maternity). I did not have to buy any maternity clothng b/c all of the clothing out now is flowy and not clingy!!! Who cares if you wear the same dresses 2 summers in a row… or even 3 or 4- you are preggers and you get to do whatever you want to and no one can say a single thing about it!!! Old Navy and Gap actyually have try on belly bumps, so that you can see how the clothing looks once yuou get the bump!!! Just remember- you are GORGEOUS and GLOWING and at that is all that matters!!!! You could even wear PJ’s all day and that woulod be perfect too!!!! xoxo
PS- I do 150% recommend getting maternity bras though…. I am large breasted to begin with and my boobs were killing me!!! I bought the maternity bras and actually took my bra off in the store and wore the maternity home!! It makes such a difference…. I didn’t breast feed, so I just got the basic bra’s b/c I only needed them for when I was pregnant!!!